Hood.



B. BERNARD.

, HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 18. I917.

Patented Apr. 23, 1918.

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BAJEtIl'llllY BERNARD, 015 DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

HOOD.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that T, BARNEY BERNARD, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Hood, of which the following is a specification. The invention has reference to sectionalsheet metal hoods for inclosing the engines of automobiles, and relates particularly to the. construction of those portions of the hood in and around the joint between the sections of the top.

The connections between the top sections, so far as I am aware, have heretofore'usually included a longitudinally extending hinge rod or rods independent from the sections themselves and cooperating withhinge lips or coils thereon, but this construction has been relatively expensive and has prevented the sections from being readily detached from one another. In those cases wherein therod or rods have been dispensed with,

ends thereof reversely arranged upwardly and laterally ofiset pintles and sockets forming detachable pivotal connections, the up per surface presenting no upwardly extending projections along the line of the seam.

Again, it consists in a hood section having beneath its longitudinal edge a bar to which the sheet metal of the hood is welded, said bar having at one end beyond the sheet metal an offset pintle and at its other end an offset socket arranged to coiiperate with similar elements of a second section to form a hinge. It further consistsin a longitudinally extending sheet of metal welded to said bar and curved below the edge portion of the opposite hood sectionto form a trough for receiving water that may leak through the joint.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective Specification of Letters Patent.

view showing a preferred embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar fragmentary view, the sections being detached from one another and parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view more clearly showing the alinement of the hinge elements. Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view corresponding to Fi 3.

As is usual in hood construction, the hood preferably includes top sections 1 and side sections 2 pivoted thereto. The metal of the meeting edges of the top sections is bent downwardly at substantially right angles to form flanges 3 to the inner surfaces of which are welded reversely arranged reinforcing bars 4 that extend the entire length of the I Patented Apr. ea, rare. Application filed October 18, 1917. Serial No. 197,190.

hood. At one end the bars are offset upring particularly to Figs. 3 and 4, it will I beseen that the flanges 3 terminate at points slightly inward from the ends of the sections, thus forming adjacent the sockets, shoulders 8, and that in ofl'setting the pintles there, are formed inclined shoulders 9. When the hood is closed or nearly closed these shoulders are alined, from which it follows that, should it be attempted to draw the sections apart in either direction longitudinally of their pivotal axis, the corresponding shoulder 8 will strike the corresponding shoulder 9.. A portion of the metal at the point where the sockets merge with the rest of the reinforcing bars is cut away, as indicated at 10, to afl'ord clearance for the shoulders 9 when either half of the hood is swung upwardly about the other half, and it is only necessary, therefore, in order to detach the sections from one another, to swing the section upwardly untilthe shoulders 9 pass out of the alinement with the shoulders 8, whereupon the-sections may immediately be separated by relative movement longitudinally of the pivthereto, from the lower edge of which the metal is curved laterally under the edge of the opposite section at 16.

In use the ends of the sockets 6 rest on suitable bearing straps (not shown) located rearwardly of the radiator and forwardly of the cowl, as will be readily understood, and retaining straps may be provided for holding them in position.

The construction is inexpensive, both in material and in the manipulative processes involved inits manufacture. When in position on the car the upper surface is smooth and unbroken, thus conforming well to the lines of the latter,.and the absence of pins or other third members which must be with drawn or which are liable to become shaken loose, together withthe ease whereby the sections may be connected or disconnected, renders the whole device unusually reliable and convenient.

The actual details of construction may, of course, be varied considerably without departing from the spiritof the invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to be limited except as indicated by the subjoined claims.

I claim 4 1. A hood comprising a section having a downturned edge forming a web, a reinforcing member secured to and extendin longitudinally along the lower portion of sald web, said member rising near the ends of the web and forming alined pivot elements, a second hood section, and means carried thereby and cooperating with said pivot elements whereby a pivotal connection between said sections is formed.

2. An automobile hood comprising two sections hinged to each other to swing outwardly relative to each other, one of the sections having an upwardly and laterally offset pintle projecting therefrom, the other sectlon having an upwardly and laterally offset socket member projectin therefrom which forms a bearing for sai pintle, the parts being so constructed and arranged that the sections are interlocked against relative movement longitudinally of the axis of said hinge when in normal position but are free for such movement when one of the sections is swung upwardly in respect to the other.

3. An automobile hood comprising sheet metal top sections having their meeting edges turned downwardly to form flanges, bars rigidly secured to the sections along the inner sides of said flanges, said bars having cooperating pivot forming elements at the ends thereof beyond the correspondin ends of the sheet metal whereby a smoot upper surface is presented.

at. An automobile hood comprising sheet metal sections having downturned meeting edges, bars rigidly secured to the sections along the inner sides of said flanges, said bars having at their ends complementary interlocking pivot forming elements one of which is offset both upwardly and laterally from the corresponding edge of the sheet metal. a

5. An automobile hood comprising a pair of sheet metal top section plates, pivot forming means connecting said plates whereby they may be swung upwardly in respect to each other, said pivot forming means including a pintle fixed to one of the plates and projecting, outwardly beyond the edge .thereof, said pintle being ofl'set upwardly and laterally, said pivot forming means also including a socket member fixed to the other plate and projecting outwardly beyond the edge thereof for receiving the pintle, the parts being so constructed and arranged that the pintle strikes the second plate upon movement relative thereto longitudinally of the pivot when the hood is in normal position, but is free for such relative longitudinal movement when the first plate is swung upwardly in respect to the second plate.

6. An automobile hood comprising a pair of pivotally connected sheet metal section plates having meeting edges, said plates being free from each other from end to end of said edges, and cooperating interlocked alined pivot forming means rojectin from said plates at the opposite ends of sai edges.

7. An automobile hood comprising a pair of/sheet metal section lates having meetin r edges, and means rigid with said plates and e tending outwardly therefrom beyond the ends of said edges for formin cooperating elements f alined pivots, said cooperating elements c nstituting the sole means for connecting th sections. 7

8. An automobile hood comprising a pair of sheet metal top plates having meeting edges, and means rigid with said plates for forming alined pivotal connections therefor,

one ateither end thereof, said means comprising a air of reversely arranged bars, one rigid with one of the plates and the other rigid with the other plate, each bar having at one end a socket and at the other. end a pintle, the parts being so constructed and arranged as to form an interlocking connection when the hood is in normal position.

9. An automobile hood comprising a pair of sheet metal topplates having downturned meeting flanges, pivot bars secured to the plates along the inner sides of said flanges, and a longltudinally extendin sheet metal trough secure d to one of the pivot bars and projecting under the other bar to intercept water that passes through between the flanges. 1

10. An automobile hood comprising a pair of sheet metal top plates havin downturned meeting flanges, pivot bars wel ed to the inner sides of said flanges, and a longitudinally extending sheet metal trough welded to one of the bars on the side thereof most neeaaia p I remote from said flanges and projecting under the other bar to intercept water that leaks through between the flanges.

11. ][n a hood, the combination of two sections one of whichhas a downturned edge portion forming a web, a pivot rod having a depressed central portion extending longitudinally of the lower edge of the web,

- said rod also having alined end portions located at a higher level, and means carried by the other section cooperating with'said end portions to form a pivotal connection between said sections.

12. A hood comprising two pivotally connected sections one of which has a downwardly extendin' web terminating a short distance from eac end of the section, a pivot rod having a depressed central portion extending along the lower margin of said web, said rod having alined end portions located at a higher level, and means fixed to the other section and cooperating with said end portions for forming a pivotal connection between the sections.

13. A hood comprising two sections one of which includes a U-shaped combined reinforcing bar and pivot rod, said section having a downwardly extending web fixed to the central portion of the bar whereby a girder o truss is formed, and means associated with the alined end portions for forming a pivotal connection with the other section.

NEY BERNIE). 

